Obituaries

Dec 27, 2017

Life Story for Evalene Durocher

Dec 26, 2017

Obituary for Robert C "Bob" Olson

Bob Olson, 72, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at St. Patrick Hospital, of natural causes resulting from cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s diseases. Bob was born on April 19, 1945, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to Bibs (Elmer) and Edythe Olson, joining older sister Sherrill. The family moved several times, and grew...

Dec 25, 2017

Life Story for James V Lacey

Dec 24, 2017

Obituary for Richard Woldermar Tag

Richard Woldemar Tag, 73, of Missoula went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 24, 2017 as a result of an infection. Richard was born in Missoula on August 7, 1944 to Woldemar and Ruth Tag. On August 28, 1965 Richard married his high school sweetheart Phyllis Hanson. They loved each...

Dec 24, 2017

Life Story for George Lavern Barnes

Dec 22, 2017

Life Story for Elaine E Markland

Dec 22, 2017

Obituary for Wayne J Barlow

Wayne J. Barlow March 5, 1934 – December 22, 2017 Wayne J. Barlow passed away December 22, 2017, at the age of 83 from heart failure. Wayne was born in Evanston, Wyoming on March 5, 1934, to Arthur and Eleene Barlow. He attended school in Rock Springs and Evanston, Wyoming, and Ogden, Utah. While...

Dec 22, 2017

Life Story for Wayne J Barlow

Dec 21, 2017

Life Story for Doris I Anderson

Dec 20, 2017

Obituary for Jack McCoy

Jack was born May 3, 1959, the youngest of five children born to Bill and Angeline McCoy. He grew up on the North Side of Missoula and attended Whittier Grade School and graduated from Hellgate High. He went to work at White Pine & Sash Co., where our father worked, and was employed there until...

Dec 19, 2017

Dec 18, 2017

Obituary for JoAnne VanDerhoff Haugen

JoAnne VanDerhoff Haugen, the New Year's baby of 1953 in Missoula at St. Patrick Hospital, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in the same hospital. Joanne graduated from St. Pat's School of Nursing and had a 33 year career there, starting in Pediatrics and working in General Surgery. Her school years were in Paradise and...

Dec 15, 2017

Obituary for Donald Joseph Morman

Donald Joseph Morman was born on March 14, 1950, to Earl and Verena Morman in Yankton, South Dakota, as he was often fond of describing himself, “just a dumb farm boy from South Dakota.” Those who knew him know how far from the truth this was, however, as over the course of his 67...

Dec 13, 2017

Obituary for Valene M Tucker

Valene was born and raised in Hiawatha, Utah, graduating from high school in Price, Utah in the class of 1950. She married her high school sweetheart, Gerald Culwell and they moved to California, and had one child, a daughter named Pamela (Santa Fe, New Mexico). Their marriage lasted two years at which time, Valene...

Dec 11, 2017

Obituary for Owen Schmautz

Elvin Owen Schmautz, 83, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. Owen was born on November 22, 1934 to Ben and Myrtle Schmautz. As a young man he attended Franklin Grade School where he participated in football, basketball, and Track. While attending Missoula County High School, he was a member of the back...

Dec 8, 2017

Obituary for Kenneth J "Ken" Sutton

Kenneth "Ken" J. Sutton passed away peacefully at the Beehive Assisted Living on December 8, 2017 of natural causes. He was 88 years old. Ken was born on June 30, 1929 in Baytown, Texas to Sylas and Harmonia Rose Sutton. He attended Texas A and M in 1948 where he played basketball for...

Dec 6, 2017

Life Story for Russell L Best

Dec 5, 2017

Obituary for Bobbi Mathes

-Bobbi Rose Mathes, 81, passed away of natural causes on Dec. 5, 2017 at Mineral Community Nursing Home. Bobbi was born in Wheeling, WV on Feb. 3, 1936 to Wallace Van Hoose and Blanche Fraley. Bobbi moved a lot and has resided in W. Virginia, Oregon, Texas, California and Montana which she loved the best....

Dec 1, 2017

Life Story for James E Rogers

Dec 1, 2017

Obituary for June E Wilhelm

June was born in Missoula on June 26, 1922, to Ruby and Chester Smith. She attended schools in Missoula and Helena and shared colorful tales of childhood on the grandparent's homestead in Perma. June's first marriage, to Grant Malcolm, produced a son, John, and daughter Carol. June was licensed in Swedish Massage, in practice...